The People On Privilege Hill
$24.33
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2008
Summary
It is a wet day in Dorset, and walking to a luncheon party is Sir Edward Feathers QC, followed by two elderly friends: his scruffy neighbour and sparring partner, Veneering, and Fiscal-Smith, the meanest lawyer ever to make a fortune at the Bar. Fans of Jane Gardam’s bestselling novel, OLD FILTH, will be delighted to encounter Filth, now almost ninety, making his immaculate way to Privilege Hill, named perhaps for the Prive-Lieges who arrived with the Normans, but more probably for the villag…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349118451 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349118450 |
| Author: | Jane Gardam |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 158g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
‘her new collection exemplifies Gardam’s zest for human oddity, which she explores with characteristic empathy and humour.’ - Literary Review ‘Gardam’s touch is deft and light…she’s such a good writer…This is Jane Gardam’s 16th book of fiction: may it not be her last’ - The Spectator
her new collection exemplifies Gardam’s zest for human oddity, which she explores with characteristic empathy and humour. - LITERARY REVIEWGardam’s touch is deft and light…she’s such a good writer…This is Jane Gardam’s 16th book of fiction: may it not be her last - The SpectatorAbout The Author
Jane Gardam
Jane Gardam has been awarded the Heywood Hill Literary Prize for a lifetime’s contribution to the enjoyment of literature. She has twice won a Whitbread Award and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Her most recent novel, OLD FILTH, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2005. She was awarded an OBE in January 2009.
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